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Naysayer

by People Person

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1.
People Person Goes to Washington 03:08
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Can't sleep at night Living this lie Hiding in plain sight behind My suit and tie But still I'll survive The prying of less perceptive eyes The emperor wears no clothes But so long as nobody knows I'll be fine, just fine I’ll be fine Stop and go Red, green, and yellow All you know Is how to follow In my steps I've left clues Just so you know This path is doomed The emperor wears no clothes But so long as nobody knows I'll be fine, just fine I’ll be fine Broken promises Are a thing of the past I've got solutions To bring all your smiles back To bring your smiles back To bring your smiles back The emperor wears no clothes But so long as nobody knows I'll be fine, just fine I’ll be fine Living in the shadows Living in the shadows
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Call Me Skeptical 03:51
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I'm not convinced By your foaming white, flapping mouth Or righteous shouts that bellow out I'm not convinced I'm not convinced And the rabble rang, following me "I'm going my way, don't care what you say" "Anymore, don't care what you have in store" "I'm going my way, don't care what you say" Missing the irony Missing the irony, they sang I'm not impressed By your soap box stature Or rehearsed hand gestures Without which you'd be met with laughter I'm not impressed I'm not impressed And the rabble rang, following me "I'm going my way, don't care what you say" "Anymore, don't care what you have in store" "I'm going my way, don't care what you say" Missing the irony Missing the irony, they sang Oh they sang, following me Should I be confused? (They're singing to me) (They're singing to me) Or should I be amused? (Keep singing to me) (Keep singing to me) I came with my questions (My questions and questions) And left without answers (Oh, I'm dying for answers) And a crowd at my feet (They're basically crawling) Followers following me, following me "I'm going my way, don't care what you say" "Anymore, don't care what you're fighting for" "I'm going my way, don't care what you say" "All I want is peace, just let me be" "I'm going my way, don't care what you say" Missing the irony Missing the irony, they sang Oh, they sang, following me Following me Following me Following me
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The Blind May Lead the Blind 05:27
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No doubt Someday I'll run out of things to sing When I know enough to know I never knew a damn thing But until that day I'll let my voice continue to ring Falling in and out of key Falling in and out of key For the blind may lead the blind To that city of gold, El Dorado But they'll walk right by Walk right by If you open me up and pry through my guts Try to find where I've been hiding my love Don't be surprised When there's nothing left inside But for a faint glimmer of light To dim until it's my time to die Do you raise your sign To clear your anxious mind Of all the nonsense You were brought up to believe? Cause I think someday You'll look back and laugh At all that nonsense that you preached That you yourself had used to deceive For the blind may lead the blind To that city of gold, El Dorado But they'll walk right by Walk right by If you open me up and pry through my guts Try to find where I've been hiding my love Don't be surprised When there's nothing left inside But for a faint glimmer of light To dim until it's my time to die I'd let you in if only I knew that you'd stay By my side, through the day Past the night as the dark breaks In the morning but I know that you won't So I'll stay right here on my own Stay right here on my own I'd let you in if only I knew that you'd stay By my side, through the day Past the night as the dark breaks In the morning but I know that you won't So I'll stay right here on my own Stay right here on my own I'd let you in if only I knew that you'd stay By my side, through the day Past the night as the dark breaks In the morning but I know that you won't So I'll stay right here on my own Stay right here on my own
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Say Uncle 06:40
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Waiting for me in that corner of yours Curled up in a ball like a dog for the past 24 hours It's past due that you gave up your friends The names we crave or it's the hose again You know that I know that you know Tell us everything and we'll let you go Caught in a foxhole not a week ago Out of ammo and looking pitiful I stood there laughing, looking down at you As you sat and envied the fallen troops You know that I know that you know Tell us everything and we'll let you go Even with my hands around your throat You smile at me like it's all a joke Like a martyr fighting for something greater than himself Like a sadist with an axe to grind Time has past but nothing has changed I'm still the one outside the cage You stare at me with those stone cold eyes Determined not to be the first of us to die You know that I know that you know Tell us everything and we'll let you go Even with my hands around your throat You smile at me like it's all a joke Like a martyr fighting for something greater than himself Like a sadist with an axe to grind Even with my hands around your throat You smile at me like it's all a joke Like a child who has made his parents so proud Like a prophet who just proved to be right Why won't you give in? (Why won't you?) Why won't you cry? (Why won't you cry?) Just tell us what we want to hear And this can end tonight Everyone breaks (Everyone breaks) Eventually (Eventually) There's no shame in defeat Who's to say what's right? No, not I Even with my hands around your throat You smile at me like it's all a joke Like a martyr fighting for something greater than himself Like a sadist with an axe to grind Even with my hands around your throat You smile at me like it's all a joke Like a sinner who just asked his God for help Like a corpse buried absolved of his crimes
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Live Nude People Person 05:13
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Now that my secrets are yours It's your turn to explore All that I know that keeps me unsure There are poisons inside All these thoughts in my mind That I spit from my mouth to survive So I live to perform To open old sores Make sounds you’ve never heard before Keep it fresh Cause there are fans to impress With my songs and my dress And I'll empty my lungs Taking away your breath I feel naked when I play for you Like I've stripped my clothes away And when I begin to sing In and out of tune Peel back my skin It's my soul up on display Put me up on that stage Shine a spotlight on my face Where I can't escape So my words may impress Straight from my heart I express While it beats in my chest Like a drum till my death Until there's nothing left I feel naked when I play for you Like I've stripped my clothes away And when I begin to sing In and out of tune Peel back my skin It's my soul up on display I feel naked when I play for you Like I've stripped my clothes away And when I begin to sing In and out of tune Peel back my skin It's my soul up on display Let's be more honest I write honest to God lies Distorted reflections Seen in this mirror of mine Perceptions are biased by the spirit of our time These are just mere stories Embellished to make sense of my life Created my fiction And you watched me sing them through a mic You watched me You watched me sing And watched me sing them through a mic You watched me You watched me sing You watched me sing You watched me You watched me

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We live and we thrive only by the permission of others. Even the ostensibly powerful can feel powerless, finding themselves living at the mercy of those they control. Naysayer is about these relationships.

Originally released in 2014. Between July 2019 and February 2020, the album was stripped down to its original tracks, re-edited, remixed, and remastered.

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released November 18, 2014

All lyrics, music and production by Chris George

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People Person Boise, Idaho

Chris George is People Person. He lives in Boise writing and recording music that is, like, profound and meaningful or something.

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